CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Emerson Hospital -

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,025

about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $3,805–$9,159

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,176

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $849 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $7,025 This hospital $6,176 Cash price $10,486 Hospital's list price $13,981

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $2,035 Priciest $7,109

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $7,025 (about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Emerson Hospital - charges insurers about $6,176, or about $10,486 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in W Concord, MA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$6,176 - $10,486	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,176 - $7,537	100%
Aetnamajor	$3,999	65%
Cignamajor	$10,234	166%
Tufts Health Plan	$6,176	100%

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 10,486), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 47562.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Emerson Hospital - is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 47562.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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Other Procedures at Emerson Hospital -

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other MA hospitals

Metrowest Medical Center · Framingham $2,035
St Vincent Hospital · Worcester $2,035
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton · Milton $5,062
Cambridge Health Alliance · Cambridge $5,256
South Shore Hospital · South Weymouth $5,850
Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $6,479
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital · Brockton $7,067
Heywood Hospital - · Gardner $7,109

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.